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Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore

1556 Horse Shoe Pike, Glenmoore, PA 19343 · Chester County
1 core-safety citation in last 12 months Keystone STAR 1

Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore is a certified child care center in Glenmoore, PA, with capacity for 173 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 3 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). All 3 came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #63 of 214 centers in Chester County and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 80% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
#63 of 214 centers in Chester County
1 Core-safety citations
2 Other citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
3 citations from 2 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 13, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 13, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Oct 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citation
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Food & feeding 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Core safety Mar 13, 2026 Inspection Supervision
Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety 55 Pa. Code §3270.14/3270.21
On 3/13/26, Staff #1 was observed to be caring for children in the infant room unsupervised. Staff person #1 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric First Aid/CPR.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 24, 2026): “Staff #1 is scheduled to receive Pediatric First Aid/CPR training on 3/20/26. Until then, Staff #1 will be supervised at all times by a staff person who has a complete file.”
Citation Mar 13, 2026 Inspection Food & feeding
Written statement 55 Pa. Code §3270.166(1)
On 3/13/26, written feeding schedules obtained by the parent were not observed for Child #1 and Child #2.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 24, 2026): “Director will obtain written infant feeding schedules for Child #1 and Child #2.”
Citation Mar 13, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Health and Safety Training/Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR 55 Pa. Code §3270.31(f)/3270.31(f)(10)
On 3/13/26, Staff persons #2 and #3 has not completed required Pediatric First Aid/CPR training within 90 days of their date of hire.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Mar 24, 2026): “Staff are scheduled to receive Pediatric First Aid/CPR training on 3/20/26. Until then, staff will be supervised at all times by a staff person who has a complete file.”

“Core safety” marks citations about supervision and staff ratios, discipline and caregiver conduct, background checks, child protection and safe sleep, the topics our score weights most. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity. “Follow-up” marks a violation re-cited at a follow-up visit, counted once. How scores work.

Enforcement actions

Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Compliance at the time of Initial Nov 3, 2025
COMPASS status: Pending Appeal · the center has since been granted a regular certificate

Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.

About this center

Capacity 173 children
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Mar 24, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 1
since May 8, 2026 · what STARS means
Operator Soulful Learning LLC
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00253556
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Has Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore had any serious violations?

Pennsylvania cited 1 violation since 2021 on the topics Daycare Record treats as core safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). The most recent, on Mar 13, 2026 (supervision): “On 3/13/26, Staff #1 was observed to be caring for children in the infant room unsupervised. Staff person #1 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 1, effective May 8, 2026. Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania’s quality rating program for child care, from STAR 1 to STAR 4. It measures program quality, not inspection results, so read both.

How does Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore compare with other daycares in Chester County?

It is #63 of 214 centers in Chester County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore last inspected?

Mar 13, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Ducklings Early Learning Center Glenmoore?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Soulful Learning LLC.

Certified centers nearby

Citations are quoted from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services inspection records (Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services), including each finding and the center’s plan of correction. Rule numbers refer mostly to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270, the rules for child care centers; a few cite Chapter 20, which covers every certified facility. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; the “core safety” label and the score are Daycare Record’s.

To check the state’s own record, search the center’s name on COMPASS Child Care Provider Search and open its inspection history. Data refreshed Oct 16, 2026.

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